Can i Get some help ASAP - open tray error (HELP FOUND)

[bozoy]

Well i decided to try playing a disc on my xbox that im modding and it turns out with any game it shows up as "open tray" and wont read the game, i opened it up and tried as a couple of tutorials said such as rubbing alchohol on the lens and stuff, then i also saw my lens was in the right position (threw that tut out the window) and i tried appying pressure to the top of the drive (it acually read the game but as a DVD!?!?) . so now im sad and i saw another tut saying to hit the drive with your controller...... I was very spectical but being deppressed on how its not working i decided to try it. It worked but my harddrive wasnt in so i had to put it back in to play, Therefore causing the xbox to restart. I tried this over and over again and its not working anymore i tried eveything i could think of and everything in the tuts i could find. I belive its a BenQ as it has the wires in the little hole and it has a circle on the top and the bottom tray is a circle no gashes or anything. It doesnt have a sticker on it saying wat type it is though for some reason  So any help you guys could give me would be much appreciated.

[toadzilla]

probably gonna need a new dvd drive in my honest opinion

[bozoy]

probably gonna need a new dvd drive in my honest opinion

So shall i order a replacement drive off ebay? And then would i have to switch the motherboards in the drive or could i just use it as it comes in?

[eNeRGy]

Right now you best bet is to not just get only a drive but it would be cheaper to buy a broken xbox 360 that has a drive (same type as yours) and replace with that.  You still would have to flash the drive but instead of buying a $35 used drive you can (like me) get a $12.50 xenon wit maybe an easy error to fix and just jack the drive off that. so you get a plus. A drive for your xbox and a possibly fixable jtag that you can just plug the broke drive after being flashed to that one and just play games off hdd.  But thats my thoughs and what I would do about it.

[bozoy]

Right now you best bet is to not just get only a drive but it would be cheaper to buy a broken xbox 360 that has a drive (same type as yours) and replace with that.  You still would have to flash the drive but instead of buying a $35 used drive you can (like me) get a $12.50 xenon wit maybe an easy error to fix and just jack the drive off that. so you get a plus. A drive for your xbox and a possibly fixable jtag that you can just plug the broke drive after being flashed to that one and just play games off hdd.  But thats my thoughs and what I would do about it.

yeah i most probably will do that as i always wanted a jtag so im gunna see im my friends broken xbox's drive will work and if it does ill look for a cheap xbox anyways to jtag. But ill go with your idea

[FOOKz™]

Theres a switch somewhere in the CD ROM drive that tells the xbox that the tray is closed, try to look around inside the CD drive for a small switch you may have to repair to get the drive open.

Else just buy an easy RROD fix like eNeRgY said plus you may be able to resell a JTAG for over $300 and just get a brand new console.

[bozoy]

Theres a switch somewhere in the CD ROM drive that tells the xbox that the tray is closed, try to look around inside the CD drive for a small switch you may have to repair to get the drive open.

Else just buy an easy RROD fix like eNeRgY said plus you may be able to resell a JTAG for over $300 and just get a brand new console.

But the tray opens properly so i guess im going to have to get a replacement and now that i open it up the circuitry of the chips are different. i did a bit more research and it turns out i need a liteon drive and my friends is a benQ so xenon dead xbox + drive it is!

[FOOKz™]

If the xbox is jtagable then you can sell it because you are able to load games onto the hard drive and play them without the CD.

[bozoy]

If the xbox is jtagable then you can sell it because you are able to load games onto the hard drive and play them without the CD.

alright and how could I find such a deal? I've been searching on eBay I just don't know what to search cuz I need a liteon drive and a xenon mobo.

[eNeRGy]

search for xbox 360 motherboard.  I found me a xenon with a lite on and a xenon with a BenQ.

[bozoy]

search for xbox 360 motherboard.  I found me a xenon with a lite on and a xenon with a BenQ.

Ok So for me to jtag it I saw a vid that said I have to have certain type of dashboard or something? If it doesnt have that does that mean I Cant JtAG it?

[DARk_ANGEL]

i dont think so i think you need the older version of the xbox dashboard

[bozoy]

i dont think so i think you need the older version of the xbox dashboard

Ok I was quite unsure because the guy in the video had a fat accent.